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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: CLA who were the subject of a special guardianship order - NATIONAL

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018 to 2021

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number
     • Percentage
   • Characteristic:
     • Total
     • 1 to 4 years
     • 10 to 15 years
     • 16 years and over
     • 5 to 9 years

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   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   'CLA who were the subject of a special guardianship order - NATIONAL' for 1 to 2 years, 1 to 4 years, 1 year, 10 to 15 years, 16 years and over and 38 other filters in England between 2018 and 2021

   		Number				Percentage
   		2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021
   Age at special guardianship order	Total	3,470	3,870	3,720	3,800	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Under 1 year	570	670	590	450	16%	17%	16%	12%
   	1 to 4 years	1,210	1,410	1,380	1,500	35%	37%	37%	39%
   	5 to 9 years	940	1,040	910	970	27%	27%	24%	26%
   	10 to 15 years	690	700	770	780	20%	18%	21%	21%
   	16 years and over	60	60	70	100	2%	2%	2%	3%
   	Average age (years:months)	05:10	05:07	05:10	06:01	z	z	z	z
   Age on starting final period of care	Total	3,470	3,870	3,720	3,800	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Under 1 year	1,020	1,230	1,190	1,180	30%	32%	32%	31%
   	1 year	330	390	370	370	10%	10%	10%	10%
   	2 years	280	330	310	330	8%	8%	8%	9%
   	3 years	260	280	270	270	8%	7%	7%	7%
   	4 years and over	1,570	1,650	1,580	1,650	45%	43%	43%	43%
   	Average age (years:months)	04:06	04:03	04:03	04:05	z	z	z	z
   Category of need	Total	3,470	3,870	3,720	3,800	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	N1. Abuse or neglect	2,450	2,840	2,720	2,790	71%	73%	73%	73%
   	N2. Child disability	20	30	20	20	1%	1%	~	~
   	N3. Parental illness or disability	200	160	160	170	6%	4%	4%	4%
   	N4. Family in acute stress	210	230	210	210	6%	6%	6%	5%
   	N5. Family dysfunction	530	540	540	560	15%	14%	15%	15%
   	N6. Socially unacceptable behaviour	20	30	30	20	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	N7. Low income	c	c	0	10	c	c	0%	~
   	N8. Absent parenting	30	50	40	30	1%	1%	1%	1%
   Duration of final period of care	Total	3,470	3,870	3,720	3,800	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Under 1 year	2,460	2,700	2,350	2,070	71%	70%	63%	55%
   	1 to 2 years	470	530	600	900	13%	14%	16%	24%
   	2 to 3 years	170	220	250	270	5%	6%	7%	7%
   	3 years and over	360	420	520	570	10%	11%	14%	15%
   	Average duration (years:months)	01:04	01:04	01:07	01:08	z	z	z	z
   Ethnic origin	Total	3,470	3,870	3,720	3,800	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	White	2,800	3,150	2,970	3,160	81%	81%	80%	83%
   	Mixed or Multiple ethnic group	370	440	440	360	11%	11%	12%	9%
   	Asian or Asian British	60	60	70	70	2%	1%	2%	2%
   	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	160	150	160	140	4%	4%	4%	4%
   	Other ethnic group	40	30	40	30	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	Refused or information not yet available	40	50	50	40	1%	1%	1%	1%
   Final legal status	Total	3,470	3,870	3,720	3,800	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Placement order	20	20	20	40	1%	1%	~	1%
   	Care order	2,690	3,290	3,200	3,390	78%	85%	86%	89%
   	Voluntary agreement	750	550	500	360	22%	14%	13%	10%
   	Other	c	c	0	c	c	c	0%	c
   Gender	Total	3,470	3,870	3,720	3,800	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Male	1,780	1,950	1,810	1,910	51%	50%	49%	50%
   	Female	1,690	1,920	1,910	1,890	49%	50%	51%	50%
   Status of special guardianship order	Total	3,470	3,870	3,720	3,800	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Made to former foster carer	1,870	z	z	z	54%	z	z	z
   	Made to carer other than former foster carer	1,600	z	z	z	46%	z	z	z
   	Made to former foster carer, who was/are a relative or friend	z	2,270	2,170	2,440	z	59%	58%	64%
   	Made to former foster carer, other than relative or friend	z	360	330	370	z	9%	9%	10%
   	Made to carer, other than former foster carer, who was/are a relative or friend	z	1,200	1,120	910	z	31%	30%	24%
   	Made to carer, other than former foster carer, other than relative or friend	z	50	90	80	z	1%	3%	2%

   Footnotes

   1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
   2. Category of need is the main category of the eight “need codes” at the time the child started to be looked after.

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   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions, Reporting year 2023

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